Gases used in anesthesia are potent greenhouse gases, and their total global impact has not previously been known. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health led by Lund University shows that ...
Many hospitals and health systems have begun cutting the use of certain inhaled anesthetics due to their greenhouse gas emissions, and a teaching hospital in Europe recently found a potential ...
Washington state lawmakers are considering allocating $840,000 to the state’s Department of Ecology to study the impact of anesthesia gas on the environment. The department would be required to ...
An analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from volatile anesthetic agents across 41 countries showed that Western nations have achieved significant reductions, but Asian countries continue to increase ...
Dr. Peggy Allen is a pediatric anesthesiologist and the anesthesiology sustainability program director at Akron Children's Hospital. The hospital has reached Stage 7 on the HIMSS Electronic Medical ...
The use of desflurane, a common anesthetic, has been on the decline in recent years as healthcare institutions have begun to sunset it in response to environmental concerns, Inside Climate News ...
What if you could save 98% of CO 2 emissions during surgery with just one change? And what if that change also improved patient recovery and saved costs? Then you'd probably want to implement that ...
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